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Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit And Short-Term Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
Entergy Arkansas [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
Entergy Louisiana [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
Entergy Mississippi [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
Entergy New Orleans [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
Entergy Texas [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.
System Energy [Member]  
Revolving Credit Facilities, Lines Of Credit, Short-Term Borrowings, And Long-Term Debt REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, LINES OF CREDIT, AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy)
Entergy Corporation has in place a credit facility that has a borrowing capacity of $3.5 billion and expires in June 2026.  The facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against $20 million of the total borrowing capacity of the credit facility.  The commitment fee is currently 0.225% of the undrawn commitment amount.  Commitment fees and interest rates on loans under the credit facility can fluctuate depending on the senior unsecured debt ratings of Entergy Corporation.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.60% on the drawn portion of the facility.  Following is a summary of the borrowings outstanding and capacity available under the facility as of December 31, 2021.
CapacityBorrowingsLetters of CreditCapacity Available
(In Millions)
$3,500$165$6$3,329

Entergy Corporation’s credit facility requires Entergy to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization.  Entergy is in compliance with this covenant.  If Entergy fails to meet this ratio, or if Entergy Corporation or one of the Utility operating companies (except Entergy New Orleans) defaults on other indebtedness or is in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, an acceleration of the facility maturity date may occur.

Entergy Corporation has a commercial paper program with a Board-approved program limit of up to $2 billion.  As of December 31, 2021, Entergy Corporation had $1.201 billion of commercial paper outstanding.  The weighted-average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 0.28%.

Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each had credit facilities available as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityInterest Rate (a) Amount Drawn as of December 31, 2021Letters of Credit Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
Entergy ArkansasApril 2022$25 million (b)2.75%
Entergy ArkansasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.23%
Entergy LouisianaJune 2026$350 million (c)1.32%$125 million
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$10 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$35 million (d)1.60%
Entergy MississippiApril 2022$37.5 million (d)1.60%
Entergy New OrleansJune 2024$25 million (c)1.73%
Entergy TexasJune 2026$150 million (c)1.60%$1.3 million

(a)The interest rate is the estimated interest rate as of December 31, 2021 that would have been applied to outstanding borrowings under the facility.
(b)Borrowings under this Entergy Arkansas credit facility may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Arkansas’s option.
(c)The credit facility includes fronting commitments for the issuance of letters of credit against a portion of the borrowing capacity of the facility as follows: $5 million for Entergy Arkansas; $15 million for Entergy Louisiana; $10 million for Entergy New Orleans; and $30 million for Entergy Texas.  
(d)Borrowings under the Entergy Mississippi credit facilities may be secured by a security interest in its accounts receivable at Entergy Mississippi’s option. 
The commitment fees on the credit facilities range from 0.075% to 0.375% of the undrawn commitment amount for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, and Entergy Texas, and of the entire facility amount for Entergy New Orleans. Each of the credit facilities requires the Registrant Subsidiary borrower to maintain a debt ratio, as defined, of 65% or less of its total capitalization. Each Registrant Subsidiary is in compliance with this covenant.

In addition, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, and Entergy Texas each entered into an uncommitted standby letter of credit facility as a means to post collateral to support its obligations to MISO. Following is a summary of the uncommitted standby letter of credit facilities as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyAmount of Uncommitted FacilityLetter of Credit FeeLetters of Credit Issued as of
December 31, 2021
(a) (b)
Entergy Arkansas$25 million0.78%$8.5 million
Entergy Louisiana$125 million0.78%$15.0 million
Entergy Mississippi$65 million0.78%$9.3 million
Entergy New Orleans$15 million1.00%$1.0 million
Entergy Texas$80 million0.875%$79.6 million

(a)     As of December 31, 2021, letters of credit posted with MISO covered financial transmission right exposure of $0.2 million for Entergy Mississippi and $0.1 million for Entergy Texas. See Note 15 to the financial statements for discussion of financial transmission rights.
(b)    As of December 31, 2021, in addition to the $9.3 million MISO letter of credit, Entergy Mississippi has $1 million of non-MISO letters of credit outstanding under this facility.

The short-term borrowings of the Registrant Subsidiaries are limited to amounts authorized by the FERC. The current FERC-authorized short-term borrowing limits for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, Entergy Mississippi, Entergy New Orleans, Entergy Texas, and System Energy are effective through October 2023. In addition to borrowings from commercial banks, these companies may also borrow from the Entergy System money pool and from other internal short-term borrowing arrangements.  The money pool and the other internal borrowing arrangements are inter-company borrowing arrangements designed to reduce the Utility subsidiaries’ dependence on external short-term borrowings.  Borrowings from internal and external short-term borrowings combined may not exceed the FERC-authorized limits.  The following are the FERC-authorized limits for short-term borrowings and the outstanding short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 (aggregating both internal and external short-term borrowings) for the Registrant Subsidiaries:
 AuthorizedBorrowings
 (In Millions)
Entergy Arkansas$250$140
Entergy Louisiana$450$—
Entergy Mississippi$175$—
Entergy New Orleans$150$—
Entergy Texas$200$80
System Energy$200$—

Vermont Yankee Credit Facility (Entergy Corporation)

In January 2019, Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee was transferred to NorthStar and its credit facility was assumed by Entergy Assets Management Operations, LLC (formerly Vermont Yankee Asset Retirement, LLC), Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee’s parent company that remains an Entergy subsidiary after the transfer. The
credit facility has a borrowing capacity of $139 million and expires in December 2022. The commitment fee is currently 0.20% of the undrawn commitment amount.  As of December 31, 2021, $139 million in cash borrowings were outstanding under the credit facility.  The weighted average interest rate for the year ended December 31, 2021 was 1.67% on the drawn portion of the facility. See Note 14 to the financial statements for discussion of the transfer of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to NorthStar.

Variable Interest Entities (Entergy Corporation, Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy)

See Note 17 to the financial statements for a discussion of the consolidation of the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities (VIE).  To finance the acquisition and ownership of nuclear fuel, the nuclear fuel company VIEs have credit facilities and three of the four VIEs also issue commercial paper, details of which follow as of December 31, 2021:
CompanyExpiration DateAmount of FacilityWeighted Average Interest Rate on Borrowings (a)Amount Outstanding as of December 31, 2021
 (Dollars in Millions)
Entergy Arkansas VIEJune 2024$801.17%$4.8
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE June 2024$1051.15%$42.7
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIEJune 2024$1051.16%$39.6
System Energy VIEJune 2024$1201.16%$36.1

(a)Includes letter of credit fees and bank fronting fees on commercial paper issuances by the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities for Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy. The nuclear fuel company variable interest entity for Entergy Louisiana River Bend does not issue commercial paper, but borrows directly on its bank credit facility.

The commitment fees on the credit facilities are 0.100% of the undrawn commitment amount for the Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy VIEs. Each credit facility requires the respective lessee of nuclear fuel (Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, or Entergy Corporation as guarantor for System Energy) to maintain a consolidated debt ratio, as defined, of 70% or less of its total capitalization. Each lessee is in compliance with this covenant.

The nuclear fuel company variable interest entities had notes payable that are included in debt on the respective balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 as follows:
CompanyDescriptionAmount
Entergy Arkansas VIE
3.17% Series M due December 2023
$40 million
Entergy Arkansas VIE
1.84% Series N due July 2026
$90 million
Entergy Louisiana River Bend VIE
2.51% Series V due June 2027
$70 million
Entergy Louisiana Waterford VIE
3.22% Series I due December 2023
$20 million
System Energy VIE
2.05% Series K due September 2027
$90 million

In accordance with regulatory treatment, interest on the nuclear fuel company variable interest entities’ credit facilities, commercial paper, and long-term notes payable is reported in fuel expense.
Entergy Arkansas, Entergy Louisiana, and System Energy each has obtained financing authorization from the FERC that extend through October 2023 for issuances by their nuclear fuel company variable interest entities.